Serhiy Novikov Explained

Full Name:Sergey Petrovich Novikov
Birth Date:1949 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Death Date:2021 4, df=yes
Death Place:Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Country:Soviet Union
Russia
Weight Class:+93 kg, Open
Worlds Rank:2
Worlds Year:1975
Regionals Type:EU
Regionals Rank:1
Regionals Year:1973
Regionals Year2:1974
Regionals Year3:1976
Regionals Weight3:Men's +93 kg
Olympics Rank:1
Olympics Year:1976
Olympics Weight:Men's +93 kg
Updated:21 June 2023

Sergey Petrovich Novikov (Russian: Серге́й Петрович Новиков, 15 December 1949 in Moscow – 16 April 2021) was a Russian Soviet Olympic champion judoka.[1] [2] He competed for the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division. He also competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics, in the open category.[3]

In 2000 he founded the International Unifight Federation, in Paris. He went on to serve as the President of Russian Unifight Federation.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Помер Сергій Новіков . unian.ua . uk.
  2. Web site: Скончался великий спортсмен Сергей Петрович Новиков . sambo.ru . ru.
    • Serhiy Novikov . https://web.archive.org/web/20170522022539/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/serhiy-novikov-1.html . dead . 22 May 2017 . 1 June 2017.